Nobody's Boy
plot is actually quite ordinary, and I think it’d fit better into young adult
or pre-teen books. It uses mild language, easy-to understand sentences (at
least the one which is presented in the translated version I read), and the
story flows without a certain emphasis to the characters. Hector Malot’s
message was quite clear, which is about friendship, loyalty and affection. The
essence of this story is Remi’s search for love and family, and life lessons he
got from wandering along with Signor Vitalis and the gang. Nobody’s Boy became
one of all time stories, perhaps, because of the unique figure of Signor
Vitalis and his travelling artist group, his mysterious background, as well as the tour and adventures with which we
experience together with Remi throughout the story, between France and Italy.